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Brusimpiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it has a population of 1,121 and an area of 5.9 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat (...)

Lavena Ponte Tresa is a ''comune'' (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,303 and an area of 4.4 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat (...)

Montagnola is a small Swiss village in Collina d'Oro municipality. Located in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, it is close to the border between Switzerland and Italy. It looks over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano upon it. Landmarks include the house where Herman Hesse lived for half of his life, a house where George Harrison went for health reasons and The American School In (...)